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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Amazing how the coalition can give their support with only one NAACP meeting to discuss the regional model with members seriously questioning MCPS. Taylor knows how to get what he wants. Mostly black women as the face of this rushed initiative.

Now if anybody white or Asian is critical of the program study we can be labelled as racist.
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Bingo. Byron and the Black and Brown Coalition put out this statement to give Taylor cover in the face of unsupportive and negative statements for Taylor's model from MCCPTA and MCEA. Taylor called in a favor. Disgusting.[/quote]

I’m sorry, so everyone is sounding the alarm but this random Byron guy says he’s in favor and now that he’s personally blessed the plan, that’s the only voice we listen to? Why would his opinion matter more than teachers, parents and students? [/quote]

I cannot imagine anyone cares what he has to say.  He's older, his kids are probably grown, and if his kids are in MCPS they would go to Whooton.  He has no idea what really happens in MCPS outside the W schools.  He's not practicing what he's preaching.[/quote]

If this is really representative of the whole coalition rather than just a few people personally, then yes people absolutely will care about this.  The interpretation will be that white people want this to slow down and Black and Hispanic families want it to go ahead, and BoE members have to choose between them.  That's a lot to expect Board members to shrug off, especially when they were reluctant to challenge Taylor and Central Office on this in the first place.[/quote]

I think Diego and Byron would like people to think they are a huge coalition. They hold a meeting occasionally that a lot of people attend and they tend to put the superintendent (usually a new one these days) on the spot about how racist the school system is. The superintendent makes a pledge to do better. And the funding stream to Identity Youth, which provides some staffing support to the coalition, continues.[/quote]

They make it racist by their positions.  [/quote]

It's a cynical attempt by Taylor ginning up this sudden support for his program initiative.  Instead of trying to find common ground with organizations that have done the work with their members to have a considered collective approach, Taylor just wants to have his way. It is not a good look for the leader of the school district.[/quote]

It does make me wonder what kind of deal MCPS/BOE made with the devil in order to sic Byron Johns on the other voices of resistance and to pull the racism card. The advocacy must be getting uncomfortable for MCPS/BOE to do that - so keep it up! Looks like if MCPS can't persuade, they'll intimidate instead.[/quote]

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